The governor of the US state of Oregon declares a state of emergency as a heatwave continues to bring extreme temperatures.
Oregon's governor has declared a state of emergency as a heatwave continues to bring extreme temperatures to the US Pacific north-west.Portland officials have opened cooling centres in public buildings and installed misting stations in parksTemperatures hit 37 degrees Celsius in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, which was expected to be the hottest day of a heat spell that meteorologists believe will be unusually long for the region, which rarely sees such scorching weather.
As the north-western US heated up, the hot spell on the east coast appeared to have broken, with few areas east of the Mississippi River under heat advisories on Tuesday.Newark, New Jersey, had its fifth consecutive day of 37C or higher, the longest such streak since records began in 1931.On Tuesday, highs were forecast for the high 20s in Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
The National Weather Service in Portland issued an extreme heat warning for large areas of Oregon and Washington state out of concern that night-time temperatures will be too high to allow residents to cool off. Portland officials have opened cooling centres in public buildings and installed misting stations in parks.The anticipated number of consecutive hot days has raised concerns among officials.
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